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Tonight I picked up a zero count early...but not a yarborough...I had a 10 and 2 9's.
But it was an omen of sorts...midway through the same club game I held 643 65432 32 532.
Anyone held a weaker hand?
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weakest hand you ever held?
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Posted 2010-April-03, 01:22
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Posted 2010-April-03, 01:35
They don't come much stronger than that .... playing nullo or passant!
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Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2010-April-03, 01:52
haha.. you should totally ask for a refund!
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Posted 2010-April-03, 04:34
I don't think I've ever held more than a "super yarborough" (no card 9 or higher, but 8's are ok), which I've held several (4 or 5 different) times.
A Yarborogh (no card T or higher) comes up once every 1,828 hands for each player.
A super Yarborogh (no card 9 or higher) comes up once every 16,960 hands.
No card 8 or higher is once every 254,398 hands.
Your hand was no card 7 or higher which is once every 8,191,609 hands.
No card 6 or higher, which "beats" yours, is once every 1,133,952,785 hands.
No card 5 or higher is a misdeal as it only gives you 12 cards.
A Yarborogh (no card T or higher) comes up once every 1,828 hands for each player.
A super Yarborogh (no card 9 or higher) comes up once every 16,960 hands.
No card 8 or higher is once every 254,398 hands.
Your hand was no card 7 or higher which is once every 8,191,609 hands.
No card 6 or higher, which "beats" yours, is once every 1,133,952,785 hands.
No card 5 or higher is a misdeal as it only gives you 12 cards.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 04:57
The high card equivalent (2=A, 3=K, etc) of Mikeh's hand would be KQT AKQJT AK AKJ... wow
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Posted 2010-April-03, 07:29
You had a straight flush! That's a great hand... oh wait... wrong game
Actually, if playing chinese poker your hand is pretty good and probably wins 2/3
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Actually, if playing chinese poker your hand is pretty good and probably wins 2/3
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Posted 2010-April-03, 08:04
Swiss match after we got knocked out of the GNTs - Great Falls, MT circa 1984.
Held two 8's as my highest cards.
What is really weird is the very next hand was another yarb - it held one 9.
Held two 8's as my highest cards.
What is really weird is the very next hand was another yarb - it held one 9.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 10:29
I remember a hand with just 1 nine, however it also contained 6 hearts and a singleton.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 10:59
Wow no 7...doubt I'll ever see that.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 13:11
mikeh, on Apr 3 2010, 02:22 AM, said:
Tonight I picked up a zero count early...but not a yarborough...I had a 10 and 2 9's.
But it was an omen of sorts...midway through the same club game I held 643 65432 32 532.
Anyone held a weaker hand?
But it was an omen of sorts...midway through the same club game I held 643 65432 32 532.
Anyone held a weaker hand?
that's not so weak after all you had a 5 card suit
plus according to the fora all spots cards are equal so you actually held 999 99999 99 999
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Posted 2010-April-03, 14:01
another weird and absurd accusation by the Tuna. I really don't know what gave you this impression.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 16:11
pooltuna, on Apr 3 2010, 02:11 PM, said:
mikeh, on Apr 3 2010, 02:22 AM, said:
Tonight I picked up a zero count early...but not a yarborough...I had a 10 and 2 9's.
But it was an omen of sorts...midway through the same club game I held 643 65432 32 532.
Anyone held a weaker hand?
But it was an omen of sorts...midway through the same club game I held 643 65432 32 532.
Anyone held a weaker hand?
that's not so weak after all you had a 5 card suit
plus according to the fora all spots cards are equal so you actually held 999 99999 99 999 Playing misere/nullo there's a huge difference between a 2 and a 6/7/8/9....
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Posted 2010-April-03, 16:28
I have had an 8 high hand, but never 7. 30 HCP when reversed is also much more than any hand I have had.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 16:49
Probability of no 7 or higher = 0.00000018, or about 1 in every 5.4 million hands.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 17:18
rogerclee, on Apr 3 2010, 03:49 PM, said:
Probability of no 7 or higher = 0.00000018, or about 1 in every 5.4 million hands.
Not sure how you got that number...we have 20 cards to pick 13 from, so I get 20C13/52C13, or about 1 in 8.2 million.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 17:47
MarkDean, on Apr 3 2010, 04:18 PM, said:
rogerclee, on Apr 3 2010, 03:49 PM, said:
Probability of no 7 or higher = 0.00000018, or about 1 in every 5.4 million hands.
Not sure how you got that number...we have 20 cards to pick 13 from, so I get 20C13/52C13, or about 1 in 8.2 million.
Typo I guess.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 21:20
In our lunch time bridge game, we used to keep track of this statistic, among others. I believe the "winning" hand, in this contest, was 8 high. We wrote down all the spots, but I don't have them with me.
This was over about 12-14 hands a day, 200 days a year, for 10 years or so.
This was over about 12-14 hands a day, 200 days a year, for 10 years or so.
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Posted 2010-April-03, 21:36
My worst hand had two 7's and the other 11 smaller and was 4333.
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Posted 2010-April-05, 08:09
I have had a 7 high hand and unfortunately I was playing rubber bridge for money.
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